Editors' Review

Quick TextPaste allows pasting pre-defined text and running programs and commands via assigned keyboard shortcuts. Although this program is fast, easy to install, and has a small footprint, there is no discernible user help to learn how to use this program apart from a short information file.

Quick TextPaste downloads as a portable application with no need for installation. The program's interface is quite plain and might seem rather confusing for novice users. Main links are located on the upper menu, and under the Preferences pane there are three buttons for deleting, copying, and editing text and its assigned shortcut. These buttons are not as intuitive as one would expect and the Edit button doesn't seem to allow for any edits except for text. However, you can add text, assign a shortcut, add its menu text, as well as edit everything from the Add text pane. When adding text, you are limited to 4,000 characters. The program does not give the option of defining your own shortcuts. A drop-down list gives you set options, but you cannot choose anything that is not on the list to make a combination for your shortcut. By default, the application minimizes to tray if closed but you can change this via the Options button.

Even though Quick TextPaste seems to be geared to more advanced users, it can also come in handy for regular users who need a way to quickly copy/paste text or run certain programs. The program could benefit from additional and clearer instructions and a more intuitive user interface, though, to be more useful to the less experienced user.

Publisher's Description

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From Nenad Hrg:
Quick paste text is a small portable program that allows you to insert (paste) quickly pre-defined text in any Windows applications via keyboard shortcut. This program also allows you to run commands and programs via keyboard shortcut. Save time and spelling errors with this small Desktop Tool for Windows. Quick paste text does not require installation, can easily be launched from the desktop with no installation and is ready to use on all Windows operating systems.

What's new in this version:

Version 2.14 includes Brazilian Portuguese and small adjustments and updating the language files.

-Uber simple to use
-Not the most elegant layout, but gets the job done
-Last but not least, it freakin' works & is awesome. Thank you!

Cons

I want to donate, but the site it goes to seems sketchy. I'm sure it's not, but obviously if I'm not 100% confident I'm not going to mess with my credit card number on the web. Set up a Paypal or Venmo please. You are awesome!

The main advantage is that program does what it says it will do. Its best feature is in predefining shortcuts for email addresses. Unlike other programs that require a predefined trigger phrase, QTP allows creating actions to be taken when a shortcut key is predefined.

For example, unlike other apps in this class, I don't need to type anything, simply pressing a predefined key combination is all that is needed to execute the action. So I decide to set the Windows Key + 1 as the predefined trigger. When I therefore need to enter my email address, I simply hit the previously set trigger keys, and the computer prints the result in the form, or takes some other action I've told it to take.

Cons

The lack of a usable Help menu makes this app more difficult to use than it should be, but its still functional without one.

A really neat little program letting you define text, numbers, symbols, etc. to be entered by Windows key plus one you pick.

Cons

No instruction and not obvious how to use it. Hint: delete their samples and start all over.ALSO, the download added a new search engine toolbar and changed my home page even though I unchecked the box during installation. That really ticks me off CNET!

Summary

When you finally understand how to use this program and delete the unwanted new toolbar and home page, it's a good program. Program gets 5 stars, the download 1 star!

Updated on Aug 14, 2012

After a few days of using this little gem, I LOVE it! I just keep adding more and more phrases, addresses, e mails, credit card #s, etc.

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